Nov 19, 2012 | Life's Gardens, my gardens
Heavy frost, planting daffodil bulbs, and firing up the wood stove every evening. It’s the season of descending chill and our corresponding thoughts of warmth. One by one the annuals and perennials fall to the freezing temperatures and hauling in wood before...
Nov 15, 2012 | Life's Gardens, my gardens
I have to admit that the persimmon tree was an impulse purchase. I saw some lovely Diospyros kaki, aka Japanese persimmons, at the garden center and suddenly realized that I’ve always wanted this plant. In other words, a case of plant lust kicked in. Although...
Nov 9, 2012 | As I See It, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Hurricane Sandy and the nor’easter that passed through over the past few days blew an assortment of leaves, pine needles, branches and more to the ground. The 65 mile an hour winds took down some trees and changed our landscape from colorful fall to bare branch...
Nov 1, 2012 | my gardens, plants I love
Looking for more foliage color in part shade? Love the idea of using native plants when possible? Are you a sucker for fall color? Have I got a shrub for you. I planted Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ four years ago as small plants just one foot high and three...
Oct 30, 2012 | Life's Gardens, my gardens
Yesterday as Sandy’s storm began to fade I went out to the garden to take some pictures. Last Saturday was a brilliant, warm fall day but in 48 hours we’ve moved into winter. Or November at any rate. Sandy blew October into 2013 and pulled the dormant,...
Oct 26, 2012 | my gardens, plants I love
After seeing Salvia mexicana ‘Limelight’ in a garden a few years ago I knew I wanted to grow it even though it isn’t hardy on Cape Cod. So this past spring I ordered some from Digging Dog Nursery and planted them in late May. They sulked early in the...
